XI is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. XI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XI is to know. It scores 9 from 2 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How XI scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in XI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 550.
What stands out about XI
- Only 5 words of 2 letters carry a X, and XI is one of them.
- At 9 points, XI is among the ten highest-scoring 2-letter words we list.
- XI is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does XI mean in Scrabble?
noun
The Greek letter physicists reach for once the more common symbols x, y and z are already taken.
How XI is used
- The physicist wrote xi for the correlation length.
- A small xi marked the second term.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XI and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with XI
20 longer words begin with XI.
Words ending in XI
8 words end in XI. Useful as a back hook: play XI onto a word already on the board.
Words with XI inside
Showing 24 of 1504 words that contain XI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with XI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about XI
- Is XI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XI, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XI worth?
- XI is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XI mean?
- The Greek letter physicists reach for once the more common symbols x, y and z are already taken.
- What letters can be added to XI?
- XI takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of XI:
Open XI in the Word Finder